The winner of the gigantic $758 million Powerball prize has already made one misstep—letting the world know who she is.
According to New York attorney Jason Kurland, even though Massachusetts requires the names of lottery winners be made public, some winners in the past have created trusts that could receive the money on their behalf in order to remain anonymous, as CNBC reported.
And with hundreds of millions of dollars in your name, that might be the very first thing to consider.
“She better get ready. She’s going to be hit up for investment opportunities, charity requests, even people she knows are going to come to her,” said Kurland, who works for the Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, a law firm in New York.
An employee stands behind a lottery machine at the Pride convenience store where a winning more than $750 million Powerball ticket was sold in Chicopee, Massachusetts, U.S., August 24, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
